EDC Buyer

  • Full-time

Company Description

Huckberry is an independent online retailer and magazine for adventurous guys. We're a young and hungry team of 50-ish (and growing) who are based in San Francisco's Design District.

Almost a million young, active professionals trust us as their leading resource for emerging brands, gear, and lifestyle inspiration. 

We're bootstrapped, profitable and proud (http://bit.ly/1N81FZ8), were recently named one of Men's Journal's Best Menswear Shops (http://mjm.ag/1lCgU12), and have been called "the future of eCommerce for guys.” If any of that resonates with you, we can’t wait to meet.

Job Description

This is a junior level position with strong growth potential. We’re looking for someone who nerds out on gear. He or she is a well-rounded hustler with a strong work ethic, sound judgement, and a zest of life & gear!


Position Responsibilities

  • Establish & maintain vendor relationships
  • Scouting best in class product that surprises and delights our customer
  • Negotiates buying terms with vendors (price, quantity, delivery/ payment terms)
  • Work with Buyers & Creative Services teams to produce an event of high marketing, storytelling & sales power for our partners
  • Managing submitted Purchase Orders for optimal ship windows based on promotion schedule and payment terms
  • Load accurate data entry in our systems
  • Deliver creative assets from the Vendor to the Creative Team in a timely manner (images, press kits, samples for photo shoots)
  • Work directly with vendors & our creative teams to ensure all information related to event is 100% accurate 


Minimum Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree and 1-2 years professional experience in buying or merchandise planning 
  • Demonstrates overcoming objections in sales/negotiations
  • Proven Sales Record
  • Highly detail oriented and organized
  • A passion for products, gear, and the outdoors
  • Excitement for Huckberry and our mission!
  • E-commerce experience is preferred
  • Demonstrates understanding of merchandising and retail math
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, specifically Excel
  • Clear and effective written and verbal communication and strong interpersonal skills



Qualifications

To apply for this position, please click on I'm Interested below and:

  1. Upload your resume
  2. Link us to your LinkedIn profile.
  3. If you're active on Pinterest and Twitter, we'd love a link to your account so we can get a sense of you and your style. If not, please let us know five brands you think are a great fit with Huckberry.
  4. Tell us in 2 sentences or less why you'd be a good fit with Huckberry
  5. Provide 3 EDC brands and 3 Watch brands not on Huckberry that you think we should work with

Additional Information

* Hey guys, Andy — Huckberry co-founder — here. I honestly wish I could reply to each and everyone of you, but we're starting to receive an ungodly amount of applications, and carpal tunnel syndrome runs in my family. So if you don't hear back from me, please don't take it personally. We're growing like a weed and will be hiring for a bunch more positions in the near future. In the meantime, see you out there!